Weird Chat with Charter Cable (1 Viewer)

[Mark Zimmer]

Last night I got a call from Charter Cable, asking me to upgrade to Digital Cable. I passed, but asked when they were going to start carrying HDTV. I expected an "I have no idea what you're talking about" since it was just a telemarketer. But instead, the response was, "Well, they're working on it. But the problem is that the receivers keep melting down."
Huh? Isn't Time-Warner sending out HDTV signals on their cable? Is there a meltdown problem with them? Or is the telemarketer just making crap up to get me off her back?

 

[Ryan Wright]

Or is the telemarketer just making crap up to get me off her back?

That one.

 

[Matt Heebner]

In July, I talked to someone in the Marketing Dept. at Time Warner about HD over cable. I was told that they wouldn't even start offering it until late summer 2002, if even that soon. I have doubts about TW to deliver HD over cable, atleast in my area, but if they could I would try it.

Matt

 

[Alan K]

I work at a major national electronics and media retailer and a customer recently told me he was approached by Time Warner to be a beta tester for high defintion through cable. This was about a month ago, and he only knew about as much as I just stated. If I see him again, I'll post anything else I find out.

 

[Mike I]

Time Warner is currently offering HD in many of their major markets....The only problem they are having is getting enough HD cable boxes from Scientific Atlanta...